Patents by Inventor Preston Cray SMITH

Preston Cray SMITH has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11865589
    Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
  • Publication number: 20220288647
    Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
  • Patent number: 11370000
    Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
  • Publication number: 20210331212
    Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine PHELPS, Preston Cray SMITH, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
  • Patent number: 11059077
    Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
  • Patent number: 11037039
    Abstract: A carrier for securing a tracking component includes a housing. The housing includes a recess formed into a face of the housing that is adapted to secure the tracking component. The recess includes a wall that surrounds a periphery of the recess and a hole formed through a bottom surface of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston Cray Smith, Ronnie Dwaine Phelps
  • Patent number: 10011134
    Abstract: A chemically etched two dimensional matrix symbol is provided on a substrate. The substrate may be metal or plastic. In another embodiment, a process is described for forming a plurality of two dimensional matrix symbols at the same time in batches. The two dimensional data matrix symbol comprises a substrate, a plurality of grooves and a plurality of raised areas and a plurality of ink spots disposed in the grooves according to a predefined code. The matrix is readable by a scanning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Dale Crownover, Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith
  • Publication number: 20180065158
    Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine PHELPS, Preston Cray SMITH, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
  • Patent number: 9839942
    Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
  • Publication number: 20170249543
    Abstract: A carrier for securing a tracking component includes a housing. The housing includes a recess formed into a face of the housing that is adapted to secure the tracking component. The recess includes a wall that surrounds a periphery of the recess and a hole formed through a bottom surface of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston Cray SMITH, Ronnie Dwaine PHELPS